Two bodies are found in the church vestry. An accident? No—this is clearly murder. But what could have brought together the dead: the wretched vagrant Harry Mack and the retired politician Paul Bero —?
Neither the charming widow of Bero, nor her respectable brother, nor the aristocratic mother, nor the taciturn chauffeur are in any hurry to say what really happened.
Each of the witnesses is hiding important details. Which of them is deliberately leading the investigation down a false trail—and who is trying to escape the punishment deserved for double murder?
A classic English detective puzzle in the spirit of Agatha Christie: everyone is suspect, and you can’t trust anyone.